Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

तत्तीरजो महावृक्षो रोहिणाख्यो महोच्छ्रयः । वैनतेयमिदं प्राह महाबलपराक्रमम्

Transliteration

tattīrajo mahāvṛkṣo rohiṇākhyo mahocchrayaḥ | vainateyamidaṃ prāha mahābalaparākramam

Translation

Sur cette rive se tenait un grand arbre d’une hauteur immense, nommé Rohiṇā. Il adressa ces paroles à Vainateya, puissant et vaillant :

Word by Word

• tat-tīra-jaḥ: born on that bank
• tat-tīra-jaḥ: Kartṛviśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + tīra (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तस्य तीरे जातः) विशेषणम् (महावृक्षः)

• mahā-vṛkṣaḥ: the great tree
• mahā-vṛkṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः

• rohiṇā-khyaḥ: named Rohiṇā
• rohiṇā-khyaḥ: Kartṛviśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rohiṇā (प्रातिपदिक) + khya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रोहिणा-नामकः) विशेषणम् (महावृक्षः)

• mahā-ucchrayaḥ: of great height
• mahā-ucchrayaḥ: Kartṛviśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ucchraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः; विशेषणम् (महावृक्षः)

• vainateyam: Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• vainateyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vainateya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (गरुडः)

• idam: this (speech/word)
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘इदं वचनम्’ इत्यर्थे

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āh (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातुः अह्/ब्रू (वचने) उपसर्गः प्र

• mahā-bala-parākramam: mighty and valorous
• mahā-bala-parākramam: Karmaviśeṣaṇa (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक) + parākrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम् (vainateyam)

Speaker

Kaśyapa (narrating); Rohiṇā tree (speaks within the narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viḷambā

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the tīrtha-bank rises Rohiṇā, a colossal tree; its trunk and canopy tower like a mountain. The tree addresses Garuḍa, who hovers or stands nearby with controlled power, sages watching in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Rohiṇā (tree)
• Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• Viḷambā Tīrtha (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In tīrtha-space, even nature becomes a vehicle of dharma—trees, rivers, and places participate in sacred instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The bank of Viḷambā tīrtha is indicated, marked by the famed Rohiṇā tree.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly.